So, went to the local parts store, and they tell me it can't be the 160 degree thermostat if the dryer won't start at all. It could only be that if the dryer wasn't getting hot. Wanted to sell me the thermal fuse that JW suggested early this morning, but that part is OK. So, I am back to square one. If the thermal fuse has continuity, what's next? Dryer is dead -

Is that the one on the right side of the heating coil? If so, it has continuity, and there appears to be another thermal switch on the side of the heating coil (just like the one on the front of the blower cover) , and continuity on it is OK, too.